Definition of uphold

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Uphold (v. t.) To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.

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Ultramontanist :: Ultramontanist (n.) One who upholds ultramontanism.
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman.
Staff :: Staff (n.) A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a person walking; hence, a support; that which props or upholds..
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) An undertaker, or provider for funerals..
Secessionist :: Secessionist (n.) One who upholds secession.
Support :: Support (v. t.) To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration..
Underprop :: Underprop (v. t.) To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold.
Upheld :: Upheld () imp. & p. p. of Uphold.
Maintain :: Maintain (v. t.) To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation..
Abet :: Abet (v. t.) To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense..
Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
Fortifier :: Fortifier (n.) One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, or upholds..
Monogamous :: Monogamous (a.) Upholding, or practicing, monogamy..
Regian :: Regian (n.) An upholder of kingly authority; a royalist.
Defend :: Defend (v. t.) To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against; attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies..
Poling :: Poling (n.) One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, etc..
Monogamist :: Monogamist (n.) One who practices or upholds monogamy.
Corruptionist :: Corruptionist (n.) One who corrupts, or who upholds corruption..
Support :: Support (n.) The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining..
Staylace :: Stayer (n.) One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, an a race..
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